Richard Schneider, creator of UWSP mural, dies

11:17 PM,
Apr. 29, 2014

Richard Schneider stands in his pottery studio behind his Stevens Point home. Schneider, a long-time professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the creator of the outdoor mural on the Trainer Natural Resources Building, died last week at the age of 84.

Written by

Nathan Vine
Stevens Point Journal Media

Richard Schneider's legacy in Stevens Point can be seen by thousands of students walking by the mural covering an entire side of the Trainer Natural Resources Building on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus.

Schneider, the creator of the iconic mural and a longtime professor at UWSP, died last Friday at the age of 84.

A celebration of Schneider's life will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at St Paul's United Methodist Church, 600 Wilshire Boulevard in Stevens Point. Visitation will be held at the church from 5 p.m. Sunday until the time of the service. Online condolences may be offered at ...